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Alpine glaciers have lost Tel. 527 4000
about 60% of their volume San Nicolas
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GENEVA (AP) — Facing a resources to make artificial by 2040 just 10 countries Red Cross 582 2219
long-time crisis in winter snow for preparing courses could have a “climate-reli- TAXI SERVICES
sports because of climate and it is common to see able” outlook to host snow Taxi Tas 587 5900
change, the International broadcasts of races on a events at a Winter Games. Prof. Taxi 588 0035
Ski and Snowboard Feder- ribbon of white through The 2022 Beijing Winter Taxi D.T.S. 587 2300
ation teamed up with the brown and green forests Games relied entirely on Taxi Serv. Aruba 583 3232
United Nations weather and fields. artificial snow to stage A1 Taxi Serv. 280 2828
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The initial five-year partner- ously far bigger than FIS, lometers (55 miles) north TRAVEL INFO
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World Meteorological Or- its president Johan Eliasch that get almost no natural American Airlines 582 2700
ganization aims to help na- said. “It is a genuine cross- snowfall. Avianca 588 0059
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An online meeting is set for As global temperatures Winter Games. FAVI- Visually Impaired
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park and pipe, freestyle ski-
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“Ruined winter vacations
and canceled sports fix-
tures are literally the tip
of the iceberg of climate
change,” WMO Secretary-
General Celeste Saulo said
in a statement.
Event organizers have long
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